Its 2008 already!

Happy 2008 Friends! Its amazing how this past year has flown by for me, and I'm sure for you. I just came back last night from being in Wisconsin for a little bit over a week. It was great to see my friends and family. I miss everyone so much and its so hard to see everyone, but we try our best.

I have been doing some research on New Years resolutions and the word resolution has become such a negative thing. I MUST do this and this otherwise I'm a failure so I looked up some synonyms to use this year and I have come up with MyNew Years Purpose. This is a list I will be using to inspire and achieve my goals, hopefully.

My New Years Purpose

1. Finances

• Starting a retirement savings plan
• Look into investing my savings bonds and money
• Start a saving for a rainy day fund
• Work on credit score to get it as high as possible
• To go out less and save more!
  

2. Business

• Focus on what types of business I am interested in and narrow it down
• Start looking into making the business a reality
• Look into possible ways to promote and start a business

3. Career

• Establish what type of career I want to have and in what field
• Work on putting together a new resume and identity package to give to possible employers and being prepared to interview for the perfect job at any point in time
• Look at what type of future I would like to have with a company and what type of financial situation I should be in with that company
• Look into going back to school for business (part time, full time, night school)
  

4. Housework

• Try to maintain a clean house at all times ( I know probably impossible!)
• Keep up on laundry so its not a whole day chore!
• Keep up on dishes or buy a dishwasher to make life easier!
  

6. Travel

• Do more fun travel and exploring
• Redwood Forest
• Santa Barbara
• Yosemite
• Las Vegas
• Des Moines
  
• Anywhere in Europe
• East Coast
• Too many to name!

7. Learn

• Take some type of classes at a local college to continue learning and have fun
• Look into piano lessons to brush up on my skills

8. Self Discovery

• To further develop myself and push myself to exceed the boundaries of what I view as possible for myself.
• Learning to live in harmony with my self and surroundings

9. Environment

• Look into ways that I can make less of an imprint
  
• Buying more organic and local products
• Joining a co-op
• Traveling and offsetting my carbon imprint

10. Family

• Spending time with my family and friends. Showing how much I love and appreciate them and their support they give me.

It was a hard list to come up with but it gives me a great in site into what I need to achieve in 2008. It is also good to put it out on in public so that people can help me to achieve my goals and push me when I get tired or think things are impossible.







Much love and happiness to everyone in 2008. Lets make this a year of achieving all of our hopes and dreams!



Cheers-
Raechel